Mechanical Engineering Manager, Air Handling Systems

The role

You will lead the design effort of Air Handling Systems and build a team of engineers. You will create white-page designs, manage the transition from prototype to high volume production, and drive verification analysis.

What you will do

• Create white-page designs for Gen 2 product designs
• Work with consulting companies, vendors, manufacturing engineers, and technical operations to transition designs to high volume production
• Drive verification analysis and testing of design work
• Establish best practices for fluid system design
• Recruit and hire engineers
• Release designs consistent with company and team best practices
• Guide team through failure root cause analysis on systems and components
• Travel up to 20% to other Form Energy offices or vendor sites

Required qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Bachelor's with 10+ years of industry experience in mechanical design of equipment, liquid or gas handling systems
• Experience leading design work for complex mechanical systems
• Experience managing 2 or more direct reports in a functional leadership capacity
• Understanding of first-principles modeling and design
• Experience optimizing designs for manufacturing and cost-down
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with contract manufacturing vendors
• Demonstrated experience optimizing mechanical design, balance-of-plant systems, and interdisciplinary interfaces of fluid systems
• Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment
• Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 80% healthcare premiums for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
• Up to 20 weeks for birthing parents
• Generous vacation policies
• Relocation assistance

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology. They are producing iron-air batteries at their first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.